LAKE OCONEE IS FULL, 81 TO 85 DEGREES

Bass fishing is good. The lake is full, stained up the rivers, clear on the south end. Water temperature is 84 to 89 degrees. Start the day with a white Old Nelly buzz bait. Fish it around mid lake docks sea walls and bridge rip raps. As the sun gets up, switch to deep water docks with a worm. Fish a Zoom u tail worm with some green in it. A Texas rig has been out producing the shaky head over the past week, but both have been good producers. Deep running crank baits fished off of the deep water humps and deep water points on the south end of the lake have been producing some larger fish. This bite is best when Georgia Power is pulling water.

Striper report by Mark Smith of Reel Time guide service, call 404 803 0741 [email protected]

Line side fishing is good. Humps in the middle of the lake have been holding large schools of line sides. Use the umbrella rig fish over these humps has been very productive when Georgia Power is pulling water. Because of the water heating up the fish are only feeding when the water is moving. The white bass are schooling on the humps on the north end of the lake from Sugar Creek north. Use your Lowrance to find the schools on the humps and then drop a spoon down to the school.

Crappie fishing is good. The fish are staging in the timber from 10 to 20 feet deep. Find the schools on your Lowrance and drop a live minnow down to the school. You can also use a small black/blue 1/32 jig dropped into the schools.

Make sure you stop by Sugar Creek Marina and pick up your spoons and all your tackle needs. You can also book your crappie and striper trips with Reel Time Service at 404 803 0741 or [email protected]. Learn how to use the Lowrance technology with Ken Sturdivant. Free sonar set up [email protected]